Paris police acknowledge gaps in Louvre’s defenses

PARIS — French police acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre’s defenses on Wednesday — turning this month's dazzling daylight theft into a national reckoning over how France protects its treasures.

What You Need To Know • Paris police have acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre’s defenses on Wednesday — turning this month’s dazzling daylight theft into a national reckoning over how France protects its treasures • Testifying in the Senate, Paris Police Chief Patrice Faure has said aging systems and slow-moving fixes left weak seams in the world’s most-visited museum • “A technological step has not been taken,” he has told lawmakers, noting parts of the video network are still analog and slow to share images • The long-promised rebuild — an $93 million project requiring roughly 37 mil